2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team

2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Carty (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Clayton Carlin (4th season as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadium	Bowers Stadium (Capacity: 12,593)

2020 Southland Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Sam Houston State $^		6	–	0					10	–	0
No. 20 Southeastern Louisiana		4	–	2					4	–	3
No. 23 Nicholls		3	–	3					4	–	3
Incarnate Word		3	–	3					3	–	3
Lamar		2	–	4					2	–	4
McNeese State*		2	–	4					3	–	4
Northwestern State		1	–	5					1	–	5
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions Note: Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas, Houston Baptist, and Stephen F. Austin played only in the fall and opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Sam Houston State Bearkats football team will represent Sam Houston State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southland Conference. The Bearkats will be led by seventh-year head coach K. C. Keeler and play their home games at Bowers Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5		Tarleton State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
September 12		Mississippi Valley State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
September 19		at Nicholls	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA
September 26		at Incarnate Word	Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium San Antonio, TX
October 3		vs. Stephen F. Austin	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (Battle of the Piney Woods)
October 10		Abilene Christian	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
October 17		at Northwestern State	Harry Turpin Stadium Natchitoches, LA
October 24		McNeese State	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
November 7		Central Arkansas	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX
November 14		at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX
November 21		at Houston Baptist	Husky Stadium Houston, TX
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time